PR and Marketing Coordinator

Oak Brook, IL (Hybrid)

$27/hr – $28/hrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own the Marketing Grant Program operations from intake through reporting while delivering high-touch communications and coordinating events and logistics for Lions stakeholders.

  • Oversee grant lifecycle processes and tracking
  • Coordinate payments, translations, and board presentation support

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the operational lead for the Marketing Grant Program throughout the grant lifecycle, including intake and processing, processing and payment coordination, post-report review and tracking, and providing applicants and marketing team members with timely follow-up and status updates.
  • Provide communications support and premier level of customer service to Lions members, journalists and members of the public with diplomacy and integrity.
  • Support our international convention and sponsorships plenary main-stage events at our international convention by managing contracts, travel, payments and other logistic logistics associated with speakers and vendors.
  • Process, track payments and provide payment support for 32 editions of LION Magazine to ensure timely payments to each edition and accurate reporting for quarterly and annual budgets.
  • Support the marketing team by setting up coordinating calls, managing translations needs and providing presentation development webinar assistance for board of directors meetings.
  • Provide frontline communication support for the PR team by monitoring the PR inbox and keeping projects updated in Wrike, an online project management platform.
  • Assist marketing team with operational needs such as contracts, invoices, divisional finance support and additional project management support.
  • Provide direct support to division manager, including for board meeting planning, filing expense reports, divisional scheduling, and marketing coordination support.
  • Order and maintain office supplies for the marketing team and provide support through other administrative functions as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree (B.S. or B.A.) from a four-year college or university or equivalent combination of education and study in public relations, project management or coordination preferred.
  • High school diploma or equivalent required..
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in a program coordination, marketing coordination, executive assistant or administrative role.
  • Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects, deadlines and detailed administrative or financial processes
  • Experience working with financial platforms, reports, cloud-based file management and Office suite required.

Preferred

  • International professional experience a plus

Benefits

  • Three weeks paid time off
  • Flexible and hybrid work schedules (2-3 days per week in office).
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
  • Flex Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care
  • 401K with employer match
  • Reimbursable training
  • Casual dress
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Lions International

Lions meet the needs of our local communities and the world. Over 1.4 million people in 210 countries and geographic areas conduct vision and health screenings, build parks, support eye hospitals, award scholarships, assist youth, provide help in time of disaster and much more.

Founded in 1917
Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
4.8K employees (201 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$27/hr – $28/hr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($57K) is 6% below the median base salary for Public Relations Coordinator roles in the United States ($61K).

Public Relations Coordinator median pay in the United States

$61K/yr

Most pay falls between $58K and $70K. Based on 28 salaries.

See all Lions International salaries

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
201 (4% of company)
Median Tenure
5.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
379.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$5.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
52.8%
Direct
37.3%
Referral
7.4%
Social
1.7%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.8K
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PR and Marketing Coordinator

Lions International · Oak Brook, IL · Hybrid